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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON)
Top Press Agent Now Has Granddaughter,
Six Feet in Height, Worked
?y H. D. QUIGG
United Press Correspondent
New York (U.R) Jim Moran,
the man who brought derring-do
to the press agent business, now
has his granddaughter in the
act.
The granddaughter, now two
years old, is about six feet tall,
She's making her stage debut
tonight in a Broadway musical.
. She eats half a pound of No. 2
gravel a day and is fond of whole
corn, raw green vegetables,
. fruits, and ten-penny nails.
Record Besmudged
The record is dim and be
smudged in places, but as near
as conscientious historians can
make out, Moran is the only
human being in the history of
the race to become grandfather
to an ostrich.
Moran, lest we forget and how
can we when he keeps remind
ing us?, is the man who found
a needle in a haystack and sold
a refrigerator to an Eskimo, to
name hut two of his giant didos.
And those of you who remem
ber 1946 will recall that Moran
skewered that year to history by
. sitting himself on an ostrich egg
for 23 days.
Hatched Ostrich Egg
And on the 23rd day it hatch
ed. The offspring thus begat
was named Ossip. Moran under
took the feat for science to see
whether there's enough heat in
the average human male hatch
ing apparatus to hatch an aver
age ostrich egg. He proved there
is.
He resents the implication,
which gained some currency in
both human and ostrich circles
at the time, tha't there was a
commercial tieup in his experi
ment in that during the period
of hatching he was constantly
reading a book entitled 'The Egg
And I."
Ossip now lives in San Bernar
dino, Calif., "enjoying life," ac
cording to Moran. When Moran
learned that the producers of the
hit musical "Fanny" were look
ing, for someone to play the part
of an ostrich in a circus scene,
he naturally thought of his own
family.
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He went to California. He got l
Ossip's daughter They drove
back together, Moran in his car
and his granddaughter caboosing
along in a special $500 trailer
with her neck and head sticking
up high above the roof, like the
periscope of .a submarine on the
prowl.
The fact that the grandaugh
ter is named Fanny, the same
as the musical, is purely inci
dental. The name is printed in
big letters on the sides of the
trailer. Any suggestion that Mo
ran is publicizing the musical is
invidious, and unworthy of you
as a moral citizen.
Rehearsed for Play
"Many people say it's my in
fluence, since I know the pro
ducers that got her on the
stage," Moran said. "That's not
true. She got in there on her
own merits. She's rehearsed for
a week. Now that she has a job,
she'll settle down and pay her
Portland Traction
Hearing Contiued
Portland (U.R) A hearing on
Portland Traction Company's
one-third cut in interurban serv
ice to Oregon City and Bellrose
will be continued in Salem
Nov. 2. -
Yesterday, 14 patrons on the
line testified against the Aug. 21
cuts. Three persons said the hew
schedule affected pleasure skat
ing in Oaks park.
W. K. Romans, president of
the Oaks Social club, said at
tendance at the group's meetings
had dropped 15 per cent and
that he had received many com
plaints from skaters that the
new schedules were not timed
right for skaters.
Mrs. Grace Sprague, a resident
of the Bellrose line, said the cut
affected her "spiritual and so
cial life." . - :.
Some witnesses indicated the
schedule threatened their ability
to earn a living because their
working hours' did not. corres
pond to PTC interurban
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Into Act
own way. Her starting salary is
$85 a week, which is- also the
starting salary for human be
ings."
This reporter went with Mo
ran and Fanny to introduce
Fanny to her new home a stall
in the stable of a man named
Hoppalong Abramowitz.
Not Easy lo Escort
There was some to-do in es
corting Fanny from her trailer to
her stall. Ostriches don't escort
easily, especially six-foot ones.
Moran, a tower-tall man with a
professor's goatee, and Hopalong
Abramowitz, a stump-squat man,
finally both grabbed her by the
neck and the-' seat of the pants,
like bouncers escorting a drunk.
. Only she escorted them, once
underway. Luckily, she headed
toward, and into, the stable. The
stableside crowd, which had
gathered quickly, cheered. Mo
ran emerged spent and panting.
"An ostrich's grandfather's
work is never done," he said.
Court Records
POLICE COURT
Margaret Orthene Phair. violation
of the basic rule, $10.
Richard Stearne Trites, violation ol
the basic rule. S10.
Earl Alvin Winchester, violation of
the basic rule, $10.
DISTRICT COURT
James Alanson Lewis, overload, $42;
following to close. $15.
Thomas Alfred Hicks, failure to stop
at a stop sign, $10.
Helen Wanda Sowell, violation of
the basic rule, $15.
William John Cook Jr., truck speed
ing, $6.
John Arleigh Heath, passing with
insufficient clearance. $15.
Samuel Russell Wier, failure to
stop at a stop sign, $10.
William Stanley Avist, falsified
application for a hunting license, $15.
Henry Markas Christoffersen, fail
ure to stop at a stop sign. $10.
Oliver Burns Elridge, failure to dim
headlights, $6.
Lorraine Evelyn Zimmerman, no
operator's license, $7.50.
Joseph Dwight Zimmerman, no mo
tor vehicle license. $5.
Kenneth Dale VanAusdall. violation
of the basic rule, $15.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
Charles Lincoln McWhorter, 28, of
125 South- Oakdale ave. .and Winona
Rose German, 24, of 2932 Barbara
St.. Ashland.
William David Garrett, 29. Rogue
River, and Beulah Mae Harkey, 22,
of 665 Clay St., Ashland.
Harry Gallup Sanford ' Jr., 22,
Shady Cove, and Marjorie Jeanne
Newman, 18, of 209 Ashland ave.
Truman Says UN
'Last Hope' To
Avoid Destruction
Kansas' City, Mo. U.PJ For
mer President Harry S. Truman
last night termed the United
Nations "man's last hope" to
avoid total destruction.
The former president spoke in
an American Legion hall to 2000
persons observing the 10th anni
versary of the founding of the
United Nations.
No Choice
"There is no choice between
the. United Nations and some
thing better only between the
United Nations and internation
al anarchy," Mr. Truman said.
"We've had to fight to main
tain the UN charter,". Mr. Tru
man said. "The charter was giv
en new life and hope during ag
gression. "The most difficult decision I
had to make while in the White
House was whether to send
troops to Korea. I had to make
it. It was the right decision and
I would make it again today un
der the same circumstances."
Important Development
Mr. Truman said the most im
portant development in the UN
in its 10 years was the growth
and prestige of the General As
sembly. . "There is not a veto in the
General Assembly," he said,
"and the Assembly's votes are
more effective than the Security
Council's veto.
"It was not so in the begin
ning. But today the General As
sembly speaks with a power
and an authority the Security
Council cannot ignore."
The former president said the
charter, from time to time, must
need revision. He likened the
charter to the' United States
Constitution, saying one of its
greatest merits was its adapt
ability to change.
TREE PLANTING DAY
Oakridge, Ore. (U.R) The
third annual chamber of com
merce tree planting day will be
held here next Saturday. This
year's planting site will be at
Old Camp Five, 13 miles north
of Westfir.
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Russian Newsmen
Stop at Salt Lake
Salt Lake City (U.PJ-Seven
touring Russian newsmen took
it easy today with hopes they
won't have to face any more
mobs of anti-Communist demon
strators. The visiting , group arrived
here from Cleveland last night.
They decided to bypass Chicago
because the State Department
would not give them a "flat
guarantee" against anti-Soviet
demonstrations.
The group had asked for the
guarantee after a fist-waving
mob of 50 demonstrators con
fronted them in Cleveland yes
terday. Spokesmen for the newsmen
said upon their arrival here
that the decision to visit he Utah
capitol city , was based on. the
fact that there is no heavy con
centration of peoples from So
viet sattelite nations in the area.
Immigrants and displaced per
sons from Russian satellite
countries were believe respon
sible for the demonstration in
Cleveland.
Today the newsmen will at
tend the noontime organ recital
in the Salt Lake Mormon Taber
nacle as their first official act
in the city.
Later in the day they will con
fer with city officials and go
sight-seeing. They are also sched
uled to visit San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Phoenix and Washing
ton. Owyhee Bishop Hurt
In Mishap on Farm
Nyssa (U.R) James Peter
son, 35, bishop of the Owyhee
ward of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latterday Saints, was
injured critically yesterday
when he fell into the machin
ery of his power potato digger.
Peterson was taken to Mal
heur memorial hospital with a
fractured leg, back abrasions
and other injuries.
He was harvesting the last of
35 acres belonging to the Mor
mon church when the accident
occurred. His wife said she saw
him apparrently lose his bal
ance and topple into the power
machinery.
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Behind Scenes
Br WILLIAM EWALD
United Press Correspondent
New York (UP.) Random
notes on "The $64,000 Question""
after watching it on-the-spot.
The convertible, a pale blue
job, that's wheeled on stage dur
ing the show isn't the same one
that's given to contestants as a
consolation prize. It's a number
that has been specially rubbed
down to keep it from glaring in
the camera eye.
The sponsor says it costs $900
along each week to move the
convertible in and out, pay the
various union crews that must
handle it. wash and Dolish it
and drain it of all Pas nnri crac
fumes. The fire denartment
checks the last process. The
chauffeur who sits behind thp
wheel of the car actually isn't
oxiving it at au the convertible
is pushed on - stage by f o.ur
brawny crewmen who remain
out of camera range.
Long Waiting List
The studio from which "the
$64,000 Question" orieinates
seats about 850 persons. At the
present time, there's about a
one-month's wait for the ducat.
It ranks fifth in demand at CBS-
TV After Arthur Godfrey, Ed
Sullivan, Jackie Gleason and
Herb Shriner.
Close friends and relatives of
contestants are dared in rentpr
row seats downstairs so the cam
era can zero in while contest
ants are deliberating. The con
testants themselves are seated in
front, downstairs at the begin
ning of the program (when
they're on camera), then slipped
backstage while the first com
mercial is running.
L,ynn Dollar is the name of
the blonde who escorts contest
ants into the isolation booth.
She's an actress and model and
has been using the moniker for
about three vears.
Ben Feit, the bank vice-president
who unlocks the big ques
tions,, has a stand-in-another
bank official named .lamps Ae
new. Feit, incidentally, has four
fan clubs in Los Angeles
Miami, Boston and Denver.
Three Bank Guards
The bank guards who flank
Feit are George Etique, George
Sullivan and Jim Corcoran.
Etique is a regular; the other two
alternate.
- Hal March, the ' emcee, occu
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of The $64,000 Question'
pies a tiny dressing room on the
first floor. It's the 'noisiest spot
in the joint since it's right off
the only water fountain.
Before the studio audience
files in, March and a couple of
production assistants do a screw
ball spoof of the show in the dry
run before the camera. Sample
question: "Who is the manager
of the Milan Opera House?" An
swer: "Bartolomeo Casey Sten
gel."
Perhaps the strangest part
about the show is that the man
who cooked it up, Louis Cowan,
never sticks around to watch it
the studio. Like 50,000,000
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